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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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